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The Friends of the Harlem Public Library Annual Membership Meeting will be held Wed., Oct. 12, 6 P.M. at the library. Salads and beverages will be served followed by the business meeting. Annual dues of $10 may be paid at this meeting. One free...

The Harlem Public Library is celebrating the freedom to read by observing Banned Book Week. This event highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community -librarians, booksellers,...

Our children’s programming is in full swing for fall. Books and Babies for infants and toddlers and their parents/caregivers meets on Tuesdays at 10 A.M. for a time to begin developing those all-important early literacy skills. To encourage creative...

The Beginning Genealogy class is full. If you have registered but are no longer able to attend please call the library as soon as possible as there are people on a waiting list. Remember the first session meets Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6:30-8:30 P.M....

The Harlem Public Library will offer a four-part beginning genealogy class the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October. Instructing the class will be Sylvia D. Murray, Accredited Genealogist for Midwestern and Great Plains...

Those interested in joining The Book Club may pick up their copy of “The Secret River” by Kate Grenville today at 4 P.M. in the library meeting room. The Book Club will continue to meet on Mondays, 4 P.M., starting Sept. 12. The library is offering a...

The Harlem Public Library will offer a four-part beginning genealogy class the last two weeks of September and the first two weeks of October. Instructing the class will be Sylvia D. Murray, Accredited Genealogist for Midwestern and Great Plains...

The library is offering a “Beginning Genealogy Class” starting September 20. This four part class will meet Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30, in the library meeting room. Sylvia D. Murray, an accredited genealogist from Havre, will be instructing the class. The...

Story Hour and Books and Babies will not meet the rest of August. Lego Club will meet on Aug. 25 at 6 P.M. in the meeting room. The Book Challenge for August is to read a book set in the future or the distant past. “The Charmers” is a new novel by...

Congratulations to our grand prize winners for the summer reading program! In the K-3 age bracket Orion Cuts The Rope was the top reader finishing 166 books! Alaura Hawley was the winner in the 4 - 6 grade bracket reading a total of 79 hours! Thanks...

The Book Challenge for August is to read a book set in the future or the distant past. There will be no Story Hour or Books and Babies the rest of the month. They will resume the first week of September. Lego Cub will not meet August 11 and 18, but...

The Summer Reading Program draws to a close this week with a finale on Thursday, July 28, from 1-3 P.M. for all children who participated. Ice cream floats will be served and the movie “Zootopia” will be shown. Children have until Aug. 5 to turn in...

Summer Reading is quickly drawing to a close. Children are reminded to bring in their reading logs to earn prizes and to move ahead on the reading race track. The summer reading finale for all children who have participated will be July 28, 1 P.M....

July is Montana Open Land month which celebrates our state’s outdoor heritage. Check out our display of books which highlights Montana’s agriculture, wildlife, parks and recreation areas, clean water, and more! Each week our display will feature a n...

July is here and so is a new book challenge. This month you are challenged to read a book that is set in the summer. Summer Reading continues through the month of July so, kids, keep reading! Bring your reading logs in to earn prizes and to zoom...

The library will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. New titles are ready for you to check out. “The Fireman” is by Joe Hill. No one is safe. A terrifying new plague is spreading across the country. Dragonscale is a highly c...

Stop by the library and check out the new materials that have arrived. Two new DVDs are “5th Wave” and “Kung Fu Panda 2.” A new magazine the library subscribes to is “Montana Quarterly.” Movies and magazines may be checked out for one week. Autho...

The summer reading program kicks off tonight, June 1, with Family Fun Night from 6:30-8:00. Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Join us for an evening filled with stories, games, crafts, prizes and snacks. Children may sign up for the...

“On Your Mark, Get Set...READ!” is the theme of the Summer Reading program at the library. Registration opens May 31 for children from preschool through grade 6. You may sign up at the library, on Facebook, or email us at harlemlib@live.com. Fam...

The regular meeting of the library board will be Monday, May 23, 9 A.M. in the library meeting room. The library will be closed May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. The Summer Reading program “On You Mark, Get Set...READ!” registration opens May...

By Colleen Brommer Don’t miss May’s Book Challenge which is to read a book you can finish in one day! You have a chance to win a gift certificate from a local business. The Community Input Questionnaires are due back to the library by May 15. If you...

The regular meeting of the library board is today, Wednesday, April 27, 4:15 P.M. in the library meeting room. Please stop by the library and pick up a community questionnaire. The library board and staff need your input as we develop a new long-rang...

Thanks to everyone who attended the open house for National Library Week and to view the completed remodeling project. Please stop by the library and pick up a community input questionnaire. Your views will assist the library board to develop the...

Please stop by the library tomorrow, Thursday, April 14 between 3-7 P.M. for an open house we are hosting in observance of National Library Week. This will give you an opportunity to see the completed remodeling project and to enjoy refreshments....

“Save Those Seeds” is the next Learn at the Library program on Monday, April 11, 7 P.M. in the meeting room. Hillary Maxwell will share information on reading a seed catalogue for zone, fertility, and other factors. We will also learn how to det...